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A crowd lines the street waiting to view the funeral procession of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno near Beaver Stadium following a memorial service, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 in State College, Pa. Gene J. Puskar/AP

Former Penn State and NFL running back Ki-jana Carter attends former Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno's funeral in State College,PA> Pat Little/Reuters

People pay their respects as the hearse carrying the casket of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno passes through State College, Pa., Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012. John Beale/AP

Mourners line up to go through the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center on the Penn State campus for the viewing for former Penn State coach Joe Paterno Wednesday, in State College, Pa. The second day of a three-day period of public mourning for Paterno will culminate with the funeral and burial for the Hall of Fame football coach who became the face of Penn State University. Alex Brandon/AP

Penn State running back John Cappelletti (l.) stands with football coach Joe Paterno (c.), and actor Bob Hope after being named the 1973 Heisman winner in New York. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday. Marty Lederhandler/AP/File

Penn State coach Joe Paterno runs onto the field with his team before their 14-7 loss to Northwestern in an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. Paterno passed away on Sunday, Jan. 22. Carolyn Kaste/Ap/File

Joe Paterno is embraced by his wife, Sue, following Penn State's 30-6 victory over Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Jan. 1, 1972. AP/File

Candles and memorabilia are placed by well wishers at the foot of a statue of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno outside Beaver Stadium on the Penn State University campus Saturday, in State College, Pa. Gene J. Puskar/AP

Joe Paterno, then associate football coach at Penn State, directs players at State College, Pa. on Jan. 28, 1965. AP/File

Joe Paterno takes a victory ride from his players after defeating Georgia 27-23 in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Supderdome in New Orleans, to win the national championship, on Jan. 1, 1983. AP/File

Joe Paterno is carried off the field by his players after getting his 400th collegiate win after their 38-21 victory over Northwestern in an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa. on Nov. 6, 2010 Gene J. Puskar/AP/File

Penn State coach Joe Paterno leads his team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Akron in State College, Pa. on Sept. 4, 2004. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Carolyn Kaster/AP/File

Former Penn State Coach Joe Paterno and his wife, Sue Paterno, stand on their porch to thank supporters gathered outside their home in State College, Pa.on Nov. 9, 2011. Paterno and his wife donated $100,000 last month to Penn State, money that was split between a library and an undergraduate fellows program that bear the family name. Gene J. Puskar/AP

Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno takes a victory ride from his players after defeating Georgia 27-23 in the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game at the Supderdome in New Orleans, to win the national championship Jan. 1, 1983. AP/File

Meghan Bechman (2nd l.), a 19-year-old Penn State University freshman from Marysville, Pennsylvania, cries at the Joe Paterno statue at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, Sunday. Pat Little/Reuters

Joe Paterno follows his players onto the field prior to the start of the Orange Bowl against Florida State at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Jan. 3, 2006. Carolyn Kaster/AP/File

Joe Paterno,then the new head football coach at Penn State, poses with1-year-old daughter Mary Kathryn on his lap, his wife Suzanne Paterno, and his 2-year-old daughter Diana Lynne, in his home in University Park, Pa. on 1966.

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Joe Paterno, head coach of the Penn State football team, clutches the Lambert Trophy in New York, after it was awarded to his team as emblematic of collegiate grid supremacy in the East on Dec. 6, 1973. Paterno, the longtime Penn State coach who won more games than anyone else in major college football but was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal that scarred his reputation for winning with integrity, died Sunday. He was 85. Dave Pickoff/AP/File

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Penn State's Joe Paterno, who died Sunday, won more football games than any other major college coach. But his reputation was tarred by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end.

ByGenaro C. Armas, Associated PressJanuary 22, 2012

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Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A place where character came first, championships second.